1967 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1967 U.S. Open was the 67th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 and established a new U.S. Open record of 275, four strokes ahead of runner-up Arnold Palmer, the 1960 champion.[3][4][5] It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships.

1967 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 15–18, 1967
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club
Lower Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,015 yards (6,415 m)[1]
Field150 players, 66 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$169,400[2]
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
275 (−5)
Baltusrol 
Location in the United States
Baltusrol 
Location in New Jersey
Baltusrol
Location in
Union County

Nicklaus' record score surpassed the 276 of Ben Hogan in 1948 at Riviera. His final round 65 (−5) tied the U.S. Open record for lowest final 18 holes, broken six years later by Johnny Miller at Oakmont. The 275 record stood for thirteen years, when Nicklaus broke it on the same course in 1980. For Palmer, it was his fourth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in six years; the earlier three were in playoffs (1962, 1963, 1966). Hogan, age 54,[6] played in his final major; he shot 72 in each of the first two rounds and tied for 34th place.[4]

After winning the Masters in 1965 and 1966, Nicklaus missed the cut there two months earlier, which also kept him off the first Ryder Cup team for which he was eligible. (Other than a withdrawal in 1983, it was his only missed cut at Augusta from 19601993).

Lee Trevino, then a club pro from El Paso, finished fifth at Baltusrol in only his second major championship; he made the cut in his debut in 1966 at Olympic in San Francisco. The fifth place earnings of $6,000 allowed him to play in enough tournaments the rest of the 1967 season to earn his tour card for 1968. The high finish gave Trevino an exemption into the U.S. Open in 1968 at Oak Hill, which he won.

This was the fifth U.S. Open at Baltusrol and the second on the Lower Course; it previously hosted in 1954. The Upper Course was the site in 1936 and the defunct Old Course in 1903 and 1915. The U.S. Open returned in 1980, also won by Nicklaus, and its most recent appearance was in 1993. The PGA Championship was held at the Lower Course in 2005 and 2016.

With his seventh major won at age 27, Nicklaus went over three years before his next, at The Open Championship in 1970.

Course layout

Lower Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4693904381943884704703652063,3904494101933833994192146235423,6327,022
Par444344443344434443553670

Source:[7]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

  • 7,027 yards (6,425 m), par 70 - 1954 U.S. Open
  • 6,866 yards (6,278 m), par 72 - 1936 U.S. Open (Upper Course)
  • 6,212 yards (5,680 m), par 74 - 1915 U.S. Open (Old Course)   The Old Course was plowed under in 1918
  • 6,003 yards (5,489 m), par      - 1903 U.S. Open (Old Course)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196271677265275−51
Arnold Palmer United States196069687369279−12
Billy Casper United States1959, 196669707172282+24
Gary Player South Africa196569737371286+6T12
Ken Venturi United States196474747271291+11T28
Ben Hogan United States1948, 1950,
1951, 1953
72727672292+12T34
Julius Boros United States1952, 1963757174WD
  • Boros withdrew from the final round after receiving word of his mother's death.[8]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Fleck United States19557376149+9
Tommy Bolt United States19587277149+9
Gene Littler United States19617675151+11

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1967

Marty Fleckman, a 23-year-old amateur from Port Arthur, Texas, shot an opening round 67 to lead the field by two in his first U.S. Open.[9]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Marty Fleckman (a) United States67−3
T2Deane Beman United States69−1
Billy Casper United States
Don January United States
Arnold Palmer United States
Gary Player South Africa
Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States
Art Wall Jr. United States
T9George Archer United States70E
Gardner Dickinson United States
Dutch Harrison United States
Dave Marr United States
Kel Nagle Australia

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, June 16, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer United States69-68=137−3
2Jack Nicklaus United States71-67=138−2
3Billy Casper United States69-70=139−1
T4Deane Beman United States69-71=140E
Bruce Devlin Australia72-68=140
Marty Fleckman (a) United States67-73=140
7Don January United States69-72=141+1
T8George Archer United States70-72=142+2
Miller Barber United States71-71=142
Bob Hold United States71-71=142
Kel Nagle Australia70-72=142
Gary Player South Africa69-73=142
Lee Trevino United States72-70=142
Art Wall Jr. United States69-73=142

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, June 17, 1967

With a one-under 69 on Saturday, amateur Fleckman was the surprise 54-hole leader, a stroke ahead of defending champion Billy Casper and former champions Nicklaus (1962) and Palmer (1960).[10]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Marty Fleckman (a) United States67-73-69=209−1
T2Billy Casper United States69-70-71=210E
Jack Nicklaus United States71-67-72=210
Arnold Palmer United States69-68-73=210
T5Miller Barber United States71-71-69=211+1
Deane Beman United States69-71-71=211
Gardner Dickinson United States70-73-68=211
Don January United States69-72-70=211
T9Wes Ellis United States74-69-70=213+3
Bob Goalby United States72-71-70=213
Lee Trevino United States72-70-71=213

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, June 18, 1967

Fleckman wilted under the pressure, shot a final round 80 (+10), and tied for 18th place. Alongside in the final pairing, Casper carded a 72 for 282 (+2), seven strokes behind in fourth place. The championship became a duel between Nicklaus and Palmer, in the penultimate pairing. Nicklaus birdied five of his first eight holes to open up a four-stroke advantage over Palmer, and that is how they finished. At the par-5 18th, Nicklaus played safe with a 1-iron off the tee, but it went right and required a recovery shot from the rough. The third shot was an uphill 230 yards (210 m) from the fairway with another 1-iron, then he sank the birdie putt from 22 feet (7 m) for the record.[3][5][11] Fleckman held on for low amateur by a stroke over Bob Murphy, who shot 69.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States71-67-72-65=275−530,000
2Arnold Palmer United States69-68-73-69=279−115,000
3Don January United States69-72-70-70=281+110,000
4Billy Casper United States69-70-71-72=282+27,500
5Lee Trevino United States72-70-71-70=283+36,000
T6Deane Beman United States69-71-71-73=284+44,166
Gardner Dickinson United States70-73-68-73=284
Bob Goalby United States72-71-70-71=284
T9Dave Marr United States70-74-70-71=285+52,566
Kel Nagle Australia70-72-72-71=285
Art Wall, Jr. United States69-73-72-71=285

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par444344443443444355
NicklausE+1E−1−2−1−2−3−3−2−2−2−3−4−4−4−4−5
PalmerEEEEEEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1E−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[11]

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References

  1. "Gen. Palmer grabs Open lead with 68". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 17, 1967. p. 12.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1967". USGA. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. Wright, Alfred (June 26, 1967). "Jack Delivers the Crusher". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  4. "Nicklaus' record 275 wins". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 1-part 2.
  5. "Nicklaus plays safe, claims Open record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 3B.
  6. Green, Bob (June 11, 1967). "Ben Hogan seen threat in U.S. Open tourney". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 36.
  7. "Baltusrol Golf Club: map and yardages". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 11, 1967. p. 36.
  8. "Mom dies, Boros quits". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 1, part 2.
  9. "Amateur's 67 tops Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 16, 1967. p. 1, part 2.
  10. Grimsley, Will (June 18, 1967). "Fleckman fires 69, leads U.S. Open by stroke at 209". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. D-1.
  11. "Leading Open cards". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. UPI. June 19, 1967. p. 15.
Preceded by
1967 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1967 Open Championship

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